Riley leads OSU; Wiggins scores 44 for Stanford

OTHER GAMESRiley, Oklahoma St. clip Florida St. in overtimeGeo. Washington bounces California with buzzer-beater

Chronicle News Services

Published 5:30 am, Tuesday, March 25, 2008

DES MOINES, Iowa — The whistle blew just in time for Oklahoma State.

Andrea Riley sank a free throw with 0.7 seconds left in overtime to give Oklahoma State a 73-72 victory over a gritty Florida State team Monday night in the second round of the New Orleans Regional.

The back-and-forth game appeared headed to a second overtime when Riley was trapped 18 feet from the basket with time about to run out. She went up for what would have been an awkward shot and official Teresa Dahlem whistled a foul on Florida State's Shante Williams just at the buzzer.

The officials then checked the TV monitor and put 0.7 seconds on the clock. Riley, who had missed two free throws on her previous trip to the line, bricked the first one but nailed the second, then intercepted Florida State's long inbounds pass.

"I've always dreamed about making the big play at the end, on TV," Riley said. "I'm just glad it was me."

In other games

•
George Washington 55, California 53
—
Sarah-Jo Lawrence
rebounded a missed shot by
Kimberly Beck
and beat the buzzer with a shot from the baseline to give the sixth-seeded Colonials an improbable comeback victory over the No. 3 Golden Bears in Stanford, Calif.
The winning shot was set up when Natasha Vital traveled while trying to call timeout for Cal (27-7) with less than six seconds remaining.

• Vanderbilt 64, West Virginia 46 — Christina Wirth scored 21 points, and reserve Jessica Mooney added 11 to help the fourth-seeded Commodores beat the Mountaineers in Albuquerque, N.M.
• Stanford 88, UTEP 54 — Candice Wiggins scored a school-record tying 44 points in her final game on her home court to lead the second-seeded Cardinal by the Miners in Stanford, Calif.
Wiggins' 44 were the third-most points scored in women's Tournament history.

• Rutgers 69, Iowa State 58 — Kia Vaughn scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures, and the Scarlet Knights advanced to the regional semifinals for the fourth straight season by beating the Cyclones in Des Moines, Iowa.